# Kustara Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Kustara

Kustara is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 142 households**, the 65th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 729people (2011)
- 142households
- 75.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kustara

Of every 100 households in Kustara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kustara · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kustara?

■ Kustara · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**960

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 65.2% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (12%) · **■** Marginal 188 (73%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Simlapal

- Gurighati756 people
- Lakshmipal751 people
- Manipur744 people
- Bardi733 people
- Birsingpur725 people
- Badageria702 people
- Nutangram697 people
- Banskanali694 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kustara?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kustara in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kustara?75.3% (Census 2011)